The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-04-03
CATHOLIC CHURCH NOTES.
What is Going on in Catholic Circles
Throug hout the State

what is Going on in Catholic Circles
Throughout the State
Rev. D. F. Mccarthy, of Paterson
preached in ST.. Augustine's Church, Union
Hill, on Tuesday evening.
Rev James P. Smith, recently curate al
the Church of the Assumption, Morris
town, is now stationed at St. Budgets
Church, this city.
Rev. Father Sheehan, the eloquent and
popular curate at St. Patrick's Church
preached the Lenten sermon at ST. Lucy
Fifteenth street, last Wednesday.
Rev. A. M. Hammer. rector of st.
Lncy's, preached at S.. Palrick's, and his
assistant, Rev. Edward Kelly, at ST.
Budgets, on Wednesday evening.
Rev John A. Sullivan, Assistant at St
NichaePS, delivered the Lenten sermon In
ST. johns Church, Paterson, Wednesday
evening. lie spoke on the "Prodigal
Son"
Monsignor DeConcilio preached in st
Micha Is Church Wednesday evening on
the Seven Dolors of the Blessed Virgin .
Friday, April l, was the feast of the
Seven Dolors"
This is Palm Sunday, on which is COM
memorsted The triumphal entry of our
Saviour into Jerusalem, the people strew-
ing His path with palm branches and
singing hozannas in His honor During
this week, which is called Holy Week the
church celebrates and commentaries the
tragic scenes which eliminated In the cru
cifxioD and death of Jesus Christ.
Very Rev. Dean Flynn, rector of the
church at Mofristown, who sailed for
Europe on January Both for the benefit of
his health, returned Monday The trip
has been of considerable bensfi 10 him.
Notwithstanding the reports to the cor
trary in some CT the papers. The weather
was very bad, and this interfered TO some
extent with the pleasure of the voyage.
Right Rev. Louis Joseph D'Herbomez
Vicar Apostolic of British Coumbia, sailed
for Europe last Tuesday morning, on tue
steamship Nevada, accompanitd by his
Vicar General Rev. j M. McGuckin en-
route for Rome 10 attend an assembly Of
the sup rlors Of his order-the Oblales Of
Mary lmmaculate-soon to conyeue there.
lie has been missionary among the In
dams IN Washington Territory and British
Columbia Tor the last tnirty-seven years.
For few days before sailing he was the
guest Of Rev Father Corrigan, rector of
the Cnulch of Our Lady of Grace,
Hoboken.
The choir of st. Marys Church. corner
OF Erie and Second streets, deservedly en-
joys high reputation for the excellence of
It's music, both vocal and Instrumental.
Rev. Father Seney, the rector Of the
church, has always taken special pains to
have his choir credit to the church and
an aid-not a hindraace-to devotion.
and he has spared no reasonable expense
to thet end. AS at present organized, tie
choir is composed of the following men,
bers: Soprano, Miss Bonnie Maeinnis; alto,
Miss Annie Dimes; tenor. Mr.. Michael Viii
Jams; bass, Mr. John Ffitsehey; organist.
Hiss Katie Ashhurst. Miss Maginnis o.
sesses voice OF rare sweetness, thoroughly
framed and cultivated. Miss Dimes has out
ecently joined tie choir. Her ice gives
Promise Of good results when inll, vel
sp d by careful study and praclice. Mr.
Williams, The t. nor. who Is also director of
tne choir, has been connected with it tor